Varandas steps up pursuit, eyes Rui Vitória’s player for Sporting | OneFootball

Rui Vitória’s protégé could cost Sporting’s SAD around 20 million euros; Frederico Varandas in negotiations

With the likely departure of Conrad Harder from Sporting, the Lions are in the market searching for a replacement. Fotis Ioannidis, Rui Vitória’s protégé at Panathinaikos, is once again on Alvalade’s agenda and could cost Sporting’s SAD around 20 million euros.

According to the newspaper ‘A Bola’, Sporting could thus reach the amount demanded by the Greek. The striker was already on the green and whites’ radar in the summer of 2024, but the transfer did not go through due to the amounts requested by Rui Vitória’s team.

Conrad Harder had the possibility of moving to Milan, but chose the French club, where he believes he has a better chance of establishing himself as a starter. Despite having worn the number 9 shirt, which belonged to Viktor Gyokeres last season, the Nordic player is now preparing for his first experience in Ligue 1.

In the last 2024/25 season, playing for Panathinaikos, Fotis Ioannidis – valued at 15 million euros – had numbers below expectations. In 42 matches played, the forward scored 11 goals and provided two assists. In the current season, he has four goals so far without any assists.

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